December 22, 2011
Letters to the Editor for Dec. 20, 2011
I am not a long term resident and citizen of Washougal -- only four years and counting. But in that time I could see a community in transition.
I am not a long term resident and citizen of Washougal -- only four years and counting. But in that time I could see a community in transition.
We acknowledge that in these complicated economic times, school districts are not exempt from taking their fair share of funding cuts. We recognize that difficult decisions are being discussed surrounding the state's constitutional obligation to fund education first.
If this past week's traumatic events in Washougal have taught us anything, it might be that life can take some tragic and unexpected turns, and put us in situations we never imagined possible. The truth is, we really never know what may lie just around that corner or behind that door.
Americans live in an idealistic world where, no matter what happens, we'll still be able to go home at night and switch on the lights or pull into a filling station and gas up the family SUV.
With the mandatory recount of the votes in the tight Washougal City Council Position No. 2 race finally complete, we can officially say the 2011 General Election has come to a close.
In January, Washington's minimum wage will crack the $9 mark and we will once again be No. 1 -- the state with the nation's highest minimum wage.
In just a few days, one of the largest volunteer efforts in Clark County will get underway. The Walk & Knock started in 1982, by two men who simply had a desire to help those in need, an idea about how to do it, and a serious drive to make it happen.
Delavar contributes to government's dysfunction In his Nov. 22 Post-Record guest column, Washougal City Councilman Michael Delavar says he thinks Washougal's City Council should "ignore the conclusions of the strategic planning team" because "much of the work done so far has been based on a precariously unscientific survey." This is his response to the strategic planning team's second progress report at the Nov. 14 council workshop.
As many of us will be enjoying spending time with our husbands, wives, children and grandchildren on Thursday, members of the Camas High School football team will be gathering with the people who many of the boys have described as their "second" family -- their teammates.
Entire County should vote on C-Tran tax increases There is no reason to be puzzled by the fact that voters approved the C-Tran Proposition 1 while favoring Initiative 1125 to limit tolling. If all voters where allowed to participate in the C-Tran vote, it's likely Proposition 1 would have failed. A successful C-Tran vote was made possible through a cynical gerrymander.
